
Thirteen Random Songs from my iPod
(topic shamelessly stolen from Karen at verbatim who does this weekly)
OK...I'm afraid that this is going to show how absolutely mundane and ordinary my iPod collection is, but I promised it would be random:
1. That's Not Her Style by Billy Joel from Storm Front. With this album, the classic Billy Joel of my teen years had turned into the Billy Joel who was married to Christy Brinkley. We saw this concert at the Miami Arena in seats that felt like they were in the next county. But with binoculars, we could see Christy and Alexa (who had headphones on to protect her little ears).
2. Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash from Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison. This was released in 1968 when my husband was a toddler. He "discovered" Johnny Cash several years ago, before the movie, and has been a fan ever since. You just have to love "the man in black" even if you did see his variety show in the early '70's.
3. Love and Marriage by Frank Sinatra from The Very Good Years. I'm sure this was released long before my husband discovered Sinatra after visiting a friend in Hoboken, home to the quintessential crooner. But most of our generation knows it as the opening them to Married with Children.

4. Somewhere in the Sun by Kenny Chesney from Be as You Are: Songs from an Old Blue Chair. There's just something about Kenny that makes you feel like you know him and you could be hanging out with him, sipping a tropical drink and talking about Key Lime Pie or Guitars and Tiki Bars. Plus he's adorable!
5. Linda Paloma by Jackson Browne fromThe Pretender. There's something ironic about the particular song since Jackson Browne performed at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in late August of 1980, during the first week of my freshman year of college and my sister LINDA made sure to call me and tell me how great the concert was!
6. Getcha Back by The Beach Boys
Sounds of Summer, released 2003 when they could hardly be referred to as "boys" anymore. But come on, admit it...you have SOMETHING from the Beach Boys on your iPod...or at least you know most of the words to Little Old Lady from Pasadena!
7. Forever and For Always by Shania Twain
Up!, released 2002. And Shania will forever remind me of the summer of 1999 when we moved to Raleigh and had her CD Come On Over playing over and over in my car. My son, then 3 1/2 called "That Don't Impress Me Much" the "mudge" song...I think he was in a Henry & Mudge reading phase.
8. Faded Love by Patsy Cline from Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits
I admit, I didn't love Patsy Cline until I saw the movie Sweet Dreams. But once I fell in love with her amazing voice and her raw emotional spirit, I've never heard anything by her that I didn't love. This is a great song!
9. Prelude/Angry Young Man by Billy Joel from Turnstiles
Billy Joel in the Turnstiles/Piano Man/Stranger years is the voice of high school for me and just about everyone my age. Angry Young Man is one of those wordy quick songs that a bunch of 40-somethings can sing along with and REMEMBER EVERY SINGLE WORD AND INFLECTION!!! But forget it if our kids ask for help with geometry proofs.
10. Miami 2017/I've Seen the Lights Go Out by Billy Joel from Turnstiles.
Hey...I said it was random and there's a lot of Billy Joel on my iPod!
11. Me Wise Magic by Fan Haley from The Best of Van Halen
This is there for my husband. We have to take stuff from my iTunes and put it into small enough playlists for his iPod Shuffle.
12. Good Lovin' by The Rascals from The Big Chill
The Big Chill was a movie about another generation that captured our generation and gave us a glimpse into our future. As a matter of fact, I remember having a "Pre-Big Chill Party" as we ended our senior year of college...no one had to commit suicide to precipitate it!
13. Pump It by The Black Eyed Peas from Monkey Business
This is embarrassing!!! But I did promise random and my kids do occasionally download stuff into my iTunes library. I can't be held responsible!
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